Two men charged with attempted murder

Two men have been arrested following a Sunday shooting in Hamptonville that officials say started following an argument about money.

Brandon Tyler Jarrett, 22 of Jonesville, was charged with attempted first degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury, robbery with a dangerous weapon, resisting a public officer and possession of a stolen firearm, according to a Yadkin County Sheriff’s Office release.

Jarrett is being held in the Yadkin County Detention Center under a $500,000 secure bond.

Christopher Cody Caudill, 25 of Hamptonville, was charged with attempted first degree murder, aiding and abetting armed robbery with a dangerous weapon, larceny of a firearm and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Cody is being held in the Yadkin County Detention Center under a $500,000 secure bond.

At approximately 10 p.m. on Feb. 24, deputies with the Yadkin County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a possible shooting at 1001 Burton Drive in Hamptonville. Deputies responded to the scene to find a male subject had been assaulted and shot at during a robbery attempt.

During the course of the investigation officers learned that the situation started over money owed for unknown items, according to the release.

Shortly after the incident officers began combing the area in search of the suspect who had reportedly left the scene on foot. Within two hours detectives arrested their first suspect who had attempted to flee from them on foot. After a short foot chase the detectives took the suspect into custody.

Officers are still investigating the incident and report that there could be an additional arrest made in the case.

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